Independent Retailer Month: Why Local Retail Matters

Every July, Independent Retailer Month celebrates the entrepreneurs who help shape the communities where we live, work, and shop. What began as a grassroots effort to encourage consumers to support locally owned businesses has grown into an international movement...

The Rise of the Solopreneur

There is a word that did not exist in most business conversations a decade ago, and today it describes tens of millions of Americans: solopreneur. A solopreneur is not just a freelancer picking up gigs between jobs. It is not someone waiting for a better offer from a...